The Director
Active Member
So, a few days back, I took a 131.15 mile round trip. (I know, absurdly precise, but it was imperative for the math behind this.)
I went from Jersey to Pennsylvania, mostly using County Roads in Jersey on the way out, and there were a few 25 mph zones and some red lights along the way. On the way back, I used Interstate 78 and 287 for the most part. (Our northeastern readers will know exactly what roads those are.) I had the windows open for the entire duration, and I did a decently high speed on the way back, enough to be detrimental to gas mileage (as far as I know.)
So, I actually managed to do 18.725 miles per gallon when I finally went and refilled the tank. (The whole trip wasn't 131.15 miles, but that was the mileage in between the last fill up to that fill up. I did that for accuracy.)
This I think is actually pretty good, given that my Fifth Avenue still has crooked steering (alignment out) and runs a bit rich. (It's a stock car. Still has lean burn and all.)
Out of curiosity, is there anyone else here that would like to share their gas mileage rates? I'd like to see how they compare. (I know, who owns a fifth avenue for the gas mileage, right?)
I went from Jersey to Pennsylvania, mostly using County Roads in Jersey on the way out, and there were a few 25 mph zones and some red lights along the way. On the way back, I used Interstate 78 and 287 for the most part. (Our northeastern readers will know exactly what roads those are.) I had the windows open for the entire duration, and I did a decently high speed on the way back, enough to be detrimental to gas mileage (as far as I know.)
So, I actually managed to do 18.725 miles per gallon when I finally went and refilled the tank. (The whole trip wasn't 131.15 miles, but that was the mileage in between the last fill up to that fill up. I did that for accuracy.)
This I think is actually pretty good, given that my Fifth Avenue still has crooked steering (alignment out) and runs a bit rich. (It's a stock car. Still has lean burn and all.)
Out of curiosity, is there anyone else here that would like to share their gas mileage rates? I'd like to see how they compare. (I know, who owns a fifth avenue for the gas mileage, right?)